Tragic? That’s all?? You have no relief for others in the same boat? Your empathy for her is noted.
Many conservatives believe that her life belonged to her. That the decision to end her life belonged to her and her God. The state, the church, the medical community, the courts and FReepers have no say in this.
End of life decisions belong to the individual.
hear, hear!
Hey don’t be so cutesy with God, pulling Him out only where convenient. Anyone who believes in God has an interest in this. Their interest may be badly taken or well taken but they definitely have an interest.
What do you think is happening with this bill - IT IS THE STATE HAVING A SAY IN ASSISTED SUICIDE! Call yourself a libertarian, but not a conservative; and don't lump conservatives with your libertarian philosophy.
“End of life decisions belong to the individual.”
I agree, in principle. Unfortunately, in the real world opening the door to assisted suicide seems to lead to non-consensual “euthanasia” and people feeling pressured and coerced to off themselves for a variety of reasons. I still believe a person’s life belongs to themselves, and no-one else, but I do see a slippery slope here.
Oh, no they don't. Not when I make an "end of life" decision for you, to free up the contents of your wallet (or your 401k, or your SSAN balance, or whatever we're after today), and not when you decide to murder yourself.
Whichever way you point the gun, if it's done with intent, you're guilty of murder.
FRiend is right. This is a cynical campaign to cheapen life, to shorten it for some, so the cockroaches can get at the savings account, the insurance, the future-year savings on managed care.
Money's the motive behind this bill, not better pain relief.
Suffering is a part of life, a mark of countless saints, the adornment of our Lord himself, and to take only the good and none of the bad is to spit in the face of God.